Elizabeth Aguilera

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Elizabeth Aguilera covers the issue of immigration and changing demographics in the San Diego region. She also contributes to business coverage of the economy. Aguilera joined the U-T in late 2010. Previously a writer for the Denver Post, she covered urban affairs, including the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and later joined the business team and helped chronicle the impacts of the Great Recession. She has also written for the Orange County Register and the Long Beach Press-Telegram.

Founder of California Against Slavery Daphne Phung was joined by San Diego political and non-profit leaders to kick-off a campaign to get an anti-human trafficking initiative on the November ballot. With Phung are County Supervisor Dianne Jacob and Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher.

Feb 8, 2012, 5:03 p.m.

Southwest High School student Fernando Parra, 17, and Patchogue, New York, Mayor Paul Pontieri at the kick off of the Anti-Defamation League's No Place for Hate campaign at the south bay high school.

Feb 6, 2012, 5:35 p.m.

Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein, retired NBA star Bill Walton and John and Diane Eckstein chat before the Eckstein's began a cross-country biking-and-walking trip to promote citizenship. Walton rode with the group on Friday as they departed San Diego. Weissman Klein founded Citizenship Counts, a non-profit that works to teach children about civics and citizenship.

Jan 27, 2012, 6:38 p.m.

Juan Martinez Mata fills out a voter registration form after swearing in as a U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony Friday at San Diego High School. He calls the privilege a "dream."

Jan 27, 2012, 6:31 p.m.

Omar Aguilar-Lopez, center, holds a sign saying he is not a criminal at a protest downtown Monday in his honor. Aguilar-Lopez's application for asylum was denied and he is scheduled to be deported to his native Honduras on Dec. 8th. Immigrant advocates and Occupy San Diego protesters came together in front of the Federal Building to show support for another review of his case.

Nov 14, 2011, 5:09 p.m.

EconoMeter economists address questions about the state of the current economy at a U-T Talk community event at University of San Diego Tuesday Oct. 12. From left to right: Kelly Cunningham, senior fellow and chief economist at National University Systems; Alan Gin, economist at University of San Diego; James Hamilton, economist University of California San Diego; Gary London, President of London Group Realty Advisers; Norm Miller, economist University of San Diego; Lynn Reaser, economist Point Loma Nazarene University; Dan Seiver, economist San Diego State University.